the increasing popularity of heroin
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The Increasing Popularity of Heroin
Heroin usage is steadily increasing and is, unfortunately, affecting a large number of teens. The potency combined with inexperience on the user's part along with heroin's inconsistent formula is leading to an increase in the number of deaths attributed to by this drug.
Background
❏ Heroin belongs to the classification of drugs known as opiates.
❏ It's derived from morphine that occurs naturally inside the seed of poppy plants.
❏ It's then synthesized using the 3,6-diacetyl ester from the plant.
❏ Usually, a person will purchase it in a powder or tar form.
❏ Most of the time, it's insufflated, injected or smoked.
Abuse Rates
❏ A study conducted in 2011 identified that 4.2 million Americans aged 12 or older used heroin at least once in their lives.
❏ Worldwide, 9.2 million individuals use it.
❏ Approximately 23 percent of people who use the substance become addicted to it.
❏ A majority of drug-related deaths are from heroin usage.
Dangers of It
❏ It's a highly addictive substance. It's one of the easiest drugs to become addicted to, even after taking it only one time.
❏ It causes a physical dependency that leads to malaise, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, muscle pains, abdominal cramps, insomnia, bone pain and numerous other unpleasant symptoms when the person doesn't take the drug.
❏ This can start in as little as six hours after the last dose.
❏ Few people recover on their own. A majority of people require a 12-step or non 12 step addiction treatment to combat the withdrawal and be able to live a lifetime without the substance.
Why the Rise in Popularity❏ Oxycontin, Opana and other similar opiates were becoming increasingly more popular.
❏ However, the FDA enforced new regulations that changed the chemical structure of the pills in order to make the drugs unable to be chewed or crushed.
❏ This prevents the immediate euphoric effect that snorting or injecting has and reduces the potency of the drugs.
❏ The new formula for these drugs makes them less potent even when they're taken orally.
❏ Therefore, many people are trying to find a way to snort or inject a drug for immediate gratification at a similar strength.
❏ This has led many people to start using heroin since it has a similar effect and can still be snorted or injected.
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